The Pagan Winter

The Pagan Winter is the first studio recording by Hungarian symphonic black metal band Sear Bliss. In that time founder/bass guitarist András Nagy was only 17 years old. Thanks to this demo Mascot Records from the Netherlands offered a three-album contract and signed the band.

The Pagan Winter
Demo album by
ReleasedMay, 1995
RecordedApril 10–12, 1995
LMS Studio
Szombathely, Hungary
GenreBlack metal
Length
  • 21:10 (original)
  • 33:12 (re-issue 1997)
LabelMascot/Two Moons (re-release 1997)
ProducerBertalan Domby
Sear Bliss chronology
The Pagan Winter
(1995)
Phantoms
(1996)

Mascot Records re-released The Pagan Winter on CD in 1997 following the success of Sear Bliss's debut album Phantoms.

Track listing

  1. "Ancient" – 4:54
  2. "The Pagan Winter" – 4:24
  3. "…Where the Darkness Always Reigned" – 7:20
  4. "Twilight" – 4:33
  5. "In the Shadow of Another World" (re-issue bonus track) – 12:02

Credits

Re-release

The original track list was extended by a 12-minute song called "In the Shadow of Another World" recorded between November 7–11, 1996 in Nautilus Studio, Sopron, Hungary. Kris Verwimp created new artwork for the re-release.

Sear Bliss line-up at "In the Shadow of Another World" recording:

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